How much has VEGA paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 11.9%.

Is VEGA ahead of ACWI?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, VEGA returned +13.4% against +22.7% for All-country world (ACWI), so a holder was behind it by 9.3 points.

How often does VEGA pay, and how much?

VEGA pays annual. The latest distribution annualises to 1.2% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.25% a year.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

VEGA · AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.4%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 1.2%, paid annual.

VEGA (AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	covered call
Benchmark	All-country world (ACWI)
Pays	annual
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	1.2%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	1.25%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	1.2%
Launched	Sep 18, 2012
3 months: paid / price / total / ACWI / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	0.0% / +3.4% / +3.4% / +5.5% / −2.1 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / ACWI / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	0.0% / +8.1% / +8.1% / +15.0% / −6.9 pts
1 year: paid / price / total / ACWI / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	1.4% / +11.9% / +13.4% / +22.7% / −9.3 pts
3 years: paid / price / total / ACWI / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	4.1% / +42.5% / +47.6% / +76.8% / −29.2 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / ACWI / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	12.9% / +113.2% / +132.7% / +346.3% / −213.7 pts

Questions people ask

How much has VEGA paid over the last year?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 11.9%.
Is VEGA ahead of ACWI?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, VEGA returned +13.4% against +22.7% for All-country world (ACWI), so a holder was behind it by 9.3 points.
How often does VEGA pay, and how much?: VEGA pays annual. The latest distribution annualises to 1.2% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
What does VEGA cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 1.25% a year.

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